Sunday Salon

It is a beautiful day outside today (unlike the past two days which were windy, rainy and cold), but I seem to have caught the head cold that everyone else had a few weeks ago.  I'll admit to being a bit unsympathetic to their suffering.  This cold is a doozy!  So I'm sitting around inside going from reading to resting to surfing the net. I did manage to make lunch and help Big Sister with a batch of cookies.  

The most disappointing thing about not feeling well is the fact that I was all set to try out my new pair of running shoes.  I have been wanting a new pair for a while, and for me even though I want them to fit well, I also want to like how they look.  (This is much less important to my husband).  So, his constant checking of Sierra Trading Post's website totally paid off.  I got this pair of Brooks for just over $50 - regularly over $100.  The drawback to them is they are last year's color.  I can totally live with that.

Little Sister and my oldest niece are at a painting party for the afternoon. This is the first time either of them has done something like this, and they both get a little nervous about new things. But they seemed fine when I dropped them off and should have a great time.

Here's what the picture they are working on looks like:

Earlier this week we had the K-12 Art Show at the girls' school.  It was a nice representation of a lot of great art work.

And on Wednesday this week I was honored with the Global Thinking award for our school district for the month of April.  I was very surprised and despite the fact that I don't really like having attention focused on me, was honored.


This coming week we have more track meets and soccer practice.  I am loving the forecast for the next seven days - mostly sunny in the upper 60s and lower 70s.  

And, even though my calendar is full, I'm hopeful I'll get a few more books read.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!